Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Tonga
Tonga: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) was 0.0866 Mt CO2e in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Tonga, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0866 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) in Tonga peaked at 0.1042 Mt CO2e in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Tonga ranks 186th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0069 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0069 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0076 Mt CO2e | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0072 Mt CO2e | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.007 Mt CO2e | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0081 Mt CO2e | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0073 Mt CO2e | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0081 Mt CO2e | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0086 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0093 Mt CO2e | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0095 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0148 Mt CO2e | +55.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0152 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0149 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0147 Mt CO2e | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0159 Mt CO2e | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0079 Mt CO2e | -50.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0205 Mt CO2e | +159.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0258 Mt CO2e | +25.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0296 Mt CO2e | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0452 Mt CO2e | +52.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0477 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0499 Mt CO2e | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0496 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0712 Mt CO2e | +43.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0534 Mt CO2e | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0624 Mt CO2e | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0668 Mt CO2e | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0655 Mt CO2e | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0636 Mt CO2e | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0414 Mt CO2e | -34.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0385 Mt CO2e | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0401 Mt CO2e | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0466 Mt CO2e | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0399 Mt CO2e | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.047 Mt CO2e | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0546 Mt CO2e | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0454 Mt CO2e | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0564 Mt CO2e | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0656 Mt CO2e | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0691 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0673 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0665 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0599 Mt CO2e | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0612 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0626 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0641 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.074 Mt CO2e | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0694 Mt CO2e | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0795 Mt CO2e | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0918 Mt CO2e | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1042 Mt CO2e | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0814 Mt CO2e | -21.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0823 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0866 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0866 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.97 Mt CO2e, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0866 Mt CO2e is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.08 Mt CO2e, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +159.5% | 0.0079 Mt CO2e | 0.0205 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0077 Mt CO2e | 0.0069 Mt CO2e | 0.0093 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0169 Mt CO2e | 0.0079 Mt CO2e | 0.0296 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0575 Mt CO2e | 0.0452 Mt CO2e | 0.0712 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0476 Mt CO2e | 0.0385 Mt CO2e | 0.0656 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0674 Mt CO2e | 0.0599 Mt CO2e | 0.0795 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0893 Mt CO2e | 0.0814 Mt CO2e | 0.1042 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 183 Saint Lucia 0.1052 Mt CO2e compare
- 184 Greenland 0.1031 Mt CO2e compare
- 185 Bermuda 0.0916 Mt CO2e compare
- 187 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0864 Mt CO2e compare
- 188 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0785 Mt CO2e compare
- 189 Grenada 0.0602 Mt CO2e compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) in Tonga?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) in Tonga was 0.0866 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1042 Mt CO2e in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Tonga ranks 186th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).